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Can't Touch This

Dr Nadine Ruppert, Senior Lecturer and Zoologist, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

28-Nov-19 14:30

Can't Touch This

Malaysian NGO Friends of the Orangutans has alleged that the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah is flouting rules which dictate best practice for great ape tourism in their centre. Wildlife tourism is great, but are we causing the wildlife more harm than good?

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Sharmilla Ganesan, Sumitra Selvaraj


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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Travel,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  orangutans,  Friends of the Orangutans,  FOTO,  Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre,  Sabah,  great ape tourism,  wildlife tourism,  International Union for Conservation of Nature,  IUCN, 


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